Mosaic Checklist
Telescope
| Sacar tapa del corrector | Remove cover for ADC corrector |
| Hacer flip a Mosaico | Flip Mosaic |
| Cambiar llaves de llenado de nitrogeno | Change valve to fill the dewar |
| Revisar lista de filtros para instalacion | Check filter list, change if needed |
| Hacer balance | Balance telescope |
| Revisar/Alinear lamparas de calibracion | Check and align flat field lamps |
| Revisar tanque de nitrogeno para llenado | Check that nitrogen tank has liquid nitrogen in it |
| Poner protector de genero negro en chimenea | Put gage protector on chimney |
| Poner tapon de madera en boquilla de llenado | Put wooden plug to nozzle |
Console
| Revisar si ctioa0 "is up and running" ( PVM's and VNC 's) |
Check out ctioa0 |
| Revisar si ctioa8 "is up and running" (PVM's and VNC's) |
Check out ctioa8 |
To check VNC's, the commands and results should look like the following...
- ON ctioa0
mosaic@ctioa0% ps aux | grep vnc
| mosaic | 406 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 2244 | 2984 | ? | S | Apr 14 | 85:57 | Xvnc :9 -desktop X -http |
| mosaic | 408 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 36 | 0 | ? | IW | Apr 14 | 0:00 | /bin/sh /arc/mosaic/.vnc |
| mosaic | 11581 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 56 | 232 | pb | S | 11:33 | 0:00 | grep vnc |
- ON ctioa8
mosaic@ctioa8% ps aux | grep vnc
| mosaic | 6281 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 4304 | 2720 | pts/0 | S | 10:49 | 0:01 | Xvnc :9 -desktop |
| mosaic | 6541 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 6124 | 4568 | pts/0 | S | 11:00 | 0:11 | Xvnc :8 -desktop |
| mosaic | 7465 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1728 | 592 | pts/7 | S | 11:23 | 0:00 | grep vnc |
To check that PVM is working and correctly configured on both machines
- ON ctioa0
mosaic@ctioa0% pvm
pvmd already running.
pvm> conf
2 hosts, 2 data formats
| HOST | DTID | ARCH | SPEED |
| ctioa0 | 40000 | SUN4 | 1000 |
| ctioa8 | c0000 | LINUX | 1000 |
pvm> quit
pvmd still running.
- ON ctioa8
mosaic@ctioa8% pvm
pvmd already running.
pvm> conf
2 hosts, 2 data formats
| HOST | DTID | ARCH | SPEED |
| ctioa0 | 40000 | SUN4 | 1000 |
| ctioa8 | c0000 | LINUX | 1000 |
pvm> quit
pvmd still running.
If EITHER does not look like this, it is best to simply start from the beginning.
This involves killing the pvm processes on BOTH ctioa0 and ctioa8 and then
restarting them. To do this, follow the instructions on restarting the pvm.
| Partir la sesion de VNC ( vncviewer) de Arcon en ctioa0 | Start Arcon VNC session on ctioa0 |
| Partir la sesion de VNC ( vncviewer ) de DCA en ctioa8 | Start DCA VNC session on ctioa8 |
| Partir la sesion de VNC ( vncviewer ) de IRAF en ctioa8 | Start IRAF VNC on ctioa8 |
| Partir sesion de Arcon con "Restart Arcon" | Start Arcon session with "Restart Arcon" |
| Fijarse de que no haya errores en la partida de Arcon | Take a look at Arcon window for signs of problems |
| Fijarse de TCS y MSE | Check the TCS and MSE boxes in the Mosaic GUI. |
| Configurar la lectura de CCD ( 8 o 16 Amps ) | Configure Mosaic to 8 or 16 Amps |
| Tomar un "test" de bias y fijarse que termine bien | Take a test bias, and make sure it looks good |
| Crear directorio de observacion y directorio de pruebas | Create a directory for the observer and also for testing |
| En directorio de pruebas tomar secuencia de bias (20) | In the directory for testing, take a sequence of biases |
| Tomar sequencia de "domeflats" en forma automatica ( "doobs") : 5 exp / filtro |
Take a series of dome flats 5 exposures/filter |
| Revisar que las cuentas de los bias son normales | Confirm bias counts are normal |
| En directorio de pruebas revisar # de cuentas en "flats" de los filtros a usar |
Confirm counts listed on sign for given exposure time are approximately correct. |
| Revisar movimiento en rueda de filtros en ambas direcciones | Check filter wheel movement in both directions |
| Revisar el listado de filtros con comando "wheel1" y si es necesario actualizar lista |
Check list of filters using "wheel1" command and make sure filters are appropriate for the nights run |
| Apagar bomba de vacio del secundario | Turn off vacuum pump for secondary mirror |
| Seleccionar instrumento en TCS | Select instrument in TCS |
| Mover switch selector de foco a PRIME | Move switch to prime focus |
| Chequear si los elementos del ADC estan trabajando | Check if ADC works |
| Chequear si las camaras de guiaje estan conectadas | Check that guider camera is connected |
| Revisar/inicializar el valor del foco en pedestal | Check and initialize value for pedestal focus |
Last updated June, 2010
Updated on June 4, 2021, 9:32 am